July 15th 2023.
Fabinho has been a major part of Liverpool's success since joining from Monaco in 2018 for £39 million. However, he has not been named in Liverpool's squad for their pre-season tour of Germany as he is being linked to a move to the Saudi Pro League. It is reported that the defensive midfielder has already agreed personal terms with Al-Ittihad who have bid £40 million for him.
Jordan Henderson, the Liverpool captain, will be travelling with Jurgen Klopp's squad despite being linked with a shock move to Saudi Arabia himself. It is said that he has accepted an offer to join Al-Ettifaq, managed by former teammate and Reds legend Steven Gerrard, in a £10m deal.
The 32-man squad will be in Germany for the next 10 days, taking on Karlsruher SC and Greuther Furth, followed by friendlies with Leicester and Bayern Munich in Singapore and lastly, a clash against Darmstadt at Deepdale just six days before their Premier League season gets underway.
Liverpool are reluctant to lose Fabinho, so they are looking at replacements such as Southampton's Romeo Lavia and Brighton's Moises Caicedo. However, the latter appears to be more interested in signing for Chelsea and is valued at over £100m by the Seagulls.
To date, Fabinho has made 219 appearances for the Reds, winning the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup, Carabao Cup and Club World Cup.
The Saudi Pro League has been recruiting some of the biggest names from the Premier League this summer and if Henderson does make the move, Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has warned that he will receive a lot of heat.
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